microsoft/CSS-Exchange

Health Checker - Missing/Orphaned arbitration mailbox

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#1,249 opened on Sep 20, 2022

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EnhancementHealth CheckerNeed InvestigationNew Feature/Checkgood first issuehelp wanted

Description

Describe The Request You can have issues with logging into EAC and issues with e-discovery if we are missing the arbitration mailbox or it is orphaned.

Need to verify the steps to confirm how this is a problem for testing to make sure we capture the scenarios. Do know that orphaned mailboxes cause problems which can be done by deleting the mailbox database that hosted the arbitration mailboxes.

Display the results in the Health Checker.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
shell
Domain
backenddevops
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Exchange Server knowledgePowerShell scripting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate the arbitration mailbox issue by reviewing Exchange Server documentation and existing Health Checker scripts in the repository. Determine the exact steps to detect missing or orphaned mailboxes and verify the scenarios. Implement the check in PowerShell, following patterns from other health checks in the repo.